basketball have to do with the American dream? Basketball is a way of achieving the American dream. Trough basketball many people have achieved greatness( fame‚ and money)‚ most people use basketball through the NBA or other organizations. Basketball is enjoyed by spectators all around the world because it gives people a common interest. Basketball is also enjoyed because it shows people enjoying the American dream and that can motivate people to chase their dreams‚ because basketball stars are usually
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In the Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck the Joads’ American Dream is to have a good paying job and place to live. In the book the American Dream is corrupted by greed‚ exploitation‚ and lack of compassion. During this time of depression the Joad family can not achieve their American Dream. In the Grapes of Wrath the Joads’ American Dream is corrupted by greed. First‚ after their crops go bad the bank takes their land from them because they can not pay their loan back. The government will not
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_______________________________________ Date: _____________ Class: __________________ ASSIGNMENT: A Raisin in the Sun In-class Essay PROMPT: 1. You have read A Raisin in the Sun‚ a play about one man’s dreams for himself and his family. You have read Martin Luther King‚ Jr.’s "I Have a Dream" speech in which he speaks of the realities of life and his dreams for the future for all Americans. Although Raisin in the Sun is fiction and Dr. King’s speech is non-fiction‚ one can find many similarities between
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The novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ is about the American Dream‚ an idealistic and illusionary goal to achieve wealth and status. The ruthless pursuit of wealth leads to the corruption of human nature and moral values. Fitzgerald uses characters in the novel to show the corruptions and the illusionary nature of the American Dream. The superficial achievement of the American Dreams give no fulfillment‚ no real joy and peace; but instead‚ creates lots of problems for the characters
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American Dream through the Youngers Family The idea of the American Dream still has truth in today’s time‚ even if it is wealth‚ love‚ or fame. The thing that never changes about the American Dream is that everyone deserves something in life and everyone‚ somehow‚ should strive to get it. Everyone in America wants to have some kind of financial success in his or her lives. The American dream is said to be that each man have the right to pursue happiness and strive for the beat. In the play
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Every citizen should have equal opportunity to achieve sucess no matter how they look‚ who they are‚ or what they believe.This is the doctrine behind the American Dream. That everyone should have the equal chance of being successful. This dream is what makes America so different from other countries and nations—this is the one thing that America promises that other countries can’t and I will take advantage of that opportunity by pursuing higher education. I am pursuing a degree in Mathematics‚ and
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The American Dream are represented perfectly by the classic American sport‚ baseball. The rules of baseball can be interpreted to directly relate to the American Dream. A strike in baseball is when the batter swings at the ball but misses. Even though they missed the ball they still have two more chances at hitting it. There are still more opportunities for the batter to make a play. This is similar to achieving the American Dream. The road to achieving this dream can be long and difficult‚ but
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the American Dream Everyone knows what the American Dream is or has a dream for himself. Most people have been let down by this dream and become aware that this dream was unrealistic. But‚ all the while some people have persevered and fully realized their dream. In The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald uses symbolism to portray the decline of the American Dream. In the immediate context of the story Fitzgerald uses color and objects to show the corruption of society and unattainable dreams. For
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The Great Gatsby and the American Dream The Great Gatsby is an interesting and thought-provoking novel by the American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald that sets to explore important and complex social themes such as the hollowness of the upper class and the characteristics and decline of the American Dream during the prosperous years preceding the Great Depression. The Great Gatsby is presented at the surface as a thwarted love story between a man‚ Jay Gatsby‚ and a woman‚ Daisy Buchanan. However‚ the
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The American Dream The American dream‚ some say it’s impossible to reach‚ others say it’s the true achievement in life. The struggles to the American Dream are lack of money‚ trust and honesty‚ and lack of time. These are the biggest struggles the come with the American dream. These struggles can take almost a whole life time to behold upon. One of the American Dream’s struggles is the lack of money because things come at an expenses. Food‚ water‚ clothes‚ a home‚ they all come at a certain price
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